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April 21stCape St. Mary’s bearing NE. distant 18 miles, captured the Maltese poladre rigged ship Joanna from Constantinople, to Lisbon, mounting 6 guns, with a cargo of wheat and barely, supposed to be worth 80,000 dollars; scuttled her and kept her boats in tow until morning. At 8 A.M. the town of Lago bearing n. n. e. distant 3 miles, gave them up to the prisoners. 40 in number, and permitted them to proceed. Came into Sandy Hook on Sat. night and passed a aze under the three topsails. The C has been chased during her cruise, ten different times, by British ships of war all of which she outsailed with ease. Sloop Polly Allen, 2 days from N. haven. Sloop Susan, Miles, 3 hours from N. haven. Sloop Hornet, Grimes, 24 hours from N. H.

From the journal of the Chasseur, excerpted in Baltimore American, June 2, 1814. Maryland Historical Society.

April 18thLatitude 35, 43 Longitude 1, 30, captured the British ship London Packer, mounting 19 guns, and schooner Melpomene, mounting 6 guns, in company, from Gibraltar to Brazil with a cargoes of wine, brandy and corks. They at first indicated by their maneuvers a disposition to resist, but surrendered without firing a shot.

From the journal of the Chasseur, excerpted in Baltimore American, June 2, 1814. Maryland Historical Society.

April 8thOff Madeira, Funchall in sight, captured the British brig Britannia from Teneriffe to London, a frigate at the same time in chase to windward, hull up. The frigate continued in chase of us 5 hours, when we lost sight of her, leaving the brig sufficient time to get off.

From the journal of the Chasseur, excerpted in Baltimore American, June 2, 1814. Maryland Historical Society.

March 19thLatitude 2, 8, Longitude 61, 45, boarded the Spanish brig Salvador, from St. Johns, Porto Rico, to Vigo, who informed us, that the Comet, Captain Boyle, sailed from St. Johns about the 26th February. At 4 P.M. parted company with the Kemp.

From the journal of the Chasseur, excerpted in Baltimore American, June 2, 1814. Maryland Historical Society.

March 11thGrange bearing s w half w. at 6 a m made two sail from our mast head; gave chase, at 9 hove out a signal which was answered and proved to be the K, with a schooner her prize, formerly the Eldridge Gerry. At half past meridian, spoke the K.

From the journal of the Chasseur, excerpted in Baltimore American, June 2, 1814. Maryland Historical Society.

March 10thGrange bearing s w by s distant 30 miles. At daylight found ourselves in the midst of nine sail. Immediately tacked ship to get the wind of them. At 6 tacked again and made sail after them, made them out to be a aze frigate, a brig and 6 merchantmen, supposing a chase would result in a loss of time, at 6 hauled our wind and stood to the N and E

From the journal of the Chasseur, excerpted in Baltimore American, June 2, 1814. Maryland Historical Society.

March 9thSailed From C. Henry in col with the P. A. Kemp, Capt. Jacobs, of Baltimore. At 4 P.M. made a sail from our mast head; made a signal to the K and both gave chase. At 5 perceived the chase to be a frigate standing for us; we then tacked. At 6 we had the frigate in our wake; at 8 lost sight of the frigate and K, being both 3 or 4 miles to leeward and astern of us.

From the journal of the Chasseur, excerpted in Baltimore American, June 2, 1814. Maryland Historical Society.